Chief Steven Lawani (December 30, 1947) was the Deputy Governor of Benue State,

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, he was the National Deputy Chairman of

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(NRC), he was elected as a Senator under the

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during the

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transition program. Lawani had his early education at St. Augustine Primary School Otukpo then Mount St. Michaels secondary school Aliade between 1962 and 1967 and later at the Government College,

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from 1968 to 1969. He holds a B.Sc. (Hons) Economics degree from ABU Zaria and in 1975 he obtained an Advanced Diploma in Hotel Management, in Manchester Polytechnic in the UK, also in 1980 he obtained a Diploma in Management Development at Cambridge University also in the UK. He is a Fellow of the Nigeria Hotels and Catering Institute and Nigeria Institute of Economics. He served in many capacities both in the private and public sectors; in 2004, he was conferred with the national honour of Officer of the Federal Republic (OFR) by the President, Chief

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External links

Official Bio at Benue State
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lawani, Steven Living people 1947 births Political office-holders in Nigeria People from Benue State